The aftermath of the Vietnam War had taken a severe toll on Vietnamese farmland‚ industry‚ and infrastructure due to the result of sustained American bombing missions. In the north‚ 29 of the 30 provincial capitals had sustained heavy bombing damage. One third of them almost destroyed. In the south‚ the economy had been propped up with United States aid and investment‚ but had little developments. In terms of economic aspects‚ about a million Vietnamese were relocated to previously uncultivated land
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the cause of freedom. Meanwhile the South did not allow slaves to participate in the war because they were terrified about the idea of slaves turning on them if they armed them with firearms. Slaves began undermining the South once they were escaping the North. The North was trying to aid slaves in the South by any means necessary. The sad part was that the North was not prepared for the mass fugitive slaves that crossed Union lines. The federal government did not have enough food prepared and thousands
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The Vietnam War was a war they began in 1954 and lasted until 1975. It has become known as the “Longest and most controversial war in U.S history.” The United States became involved in Vietnam during the Truman administration to avoid having Vietnam go under a communist rule‚ like a majority of countries in Asia. The country of Vietnam divided into two in 1954 and separated itself into North Vietnam and South Vietnam. The two sides divided themselves on the “17th Parallel” when they signed a treaty
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expand. The United States was also equipped with the top military forces in the entire world‚ making it easy for them to take over other countries. The U.S also believed imperialism was going hand-in-hand with the idea of Manifest Destiny. Not only did imperialism help the U.S thrive economically‚ but it helped the entire world thrive. With the spread of the imperialism‚ the United States economy thrived. The economy grew due to trade with other countries like Cuba and China.By the 1950s‚ the U.S
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last federal troops from the South. The importance of this election includes details such as the cause of the civil rights of the African American population being abridged in the South and further division of the North and the South. It also showed how corrupt and standing the politics of the time were‚ being
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Before everything for Canada was all sunshine and rainbows‚ many things were destroyed during events that had occurred just like how Maharshi stated “The purpose of creation is the expansion of happiness”. It was able to transform from a dream to reality because Canada grew into a safe‚ stable‚ and happy place. However‚ in order to achieve this many events occurred; such as the spanish succession‚ the seven years war‚ loyalists started settling in Upper Canada‚ and the Act of Union. the spanish succession
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negative way‚ so the policymakers have been looking for effective ways of curing it. While some countries have been struggling to manage their economic situation‚ others seem to find the right measures to prevent the problem. So the key question is how an economy suffering from this
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different form of imperial power. The government seeks to everyone goes to their own path way and their own country. Or so when they went the saying when rome controlled the majority of europe 2000 years ago. People had a lot of power and they did anything to get gold new people settle in a new colony To get better lands and more gold fewer liked the business fewer were just desperate to keep Getting gold. The power that people had was exporting resources they exported guns‚ weapons‚ food
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allowed inside the clubs. Most club owners were concerned only on money. Racial progress was not on their plan and many regulars of the clubs were not troubled about the decision to keep the club mostly all white and male. Most club owners‚ in contrast did not allow women to drink inside their clubs. They encouraged women to drink‚ but off the premises. Many women were clenching on their new-found independence by living the flapper life. “Having recently secured the right to vote‚ America’s women rose
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The United States was in a long‚ and unpredictable war with Japan since 1941. They had taken the island of Iwo Jima which had injured or killed more than 26‚000 American soldiers. Not only that‚ they had also taken the island of Okinawa which took the lives of 20‚000 American soldiers and wounded more than 30‚000 more. In the process the Japanese had over 100‚000 casualties. War torn Japan had no signs of prosperity coming close to a proposed Allied invasion called Operation Downfall‚ and the estimated
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